I hate that feeling of just getting lumped back in with all the other students though. It makes me want to stand in the middle of the courtyard and yell "I graduated already! I have a really job! i'm just back here because I want to be!". However I suppressed these feelings while at uni because despite all my muttering about wanting to be an individual when at uni I really just want to blend in really and be one of the 'cool masses' and not stuff up. But that didn't stop me from tripping over a door stop while holding a cup of green tea in front of a group of people this morning... I think sometimes I just try way to hard and it results in more embarrassment.
But there are some really good things about post grad.
a. I don't pay for it - its funded through the government for me!
b. I still have my degree at the end of the day so if I fail, while not being so great wont mean a repeated year or too much shame.
c. It means time away from work and re-engaging my brain in thinking a bit bigger.
d. I've got a degree now so lecturers don't tend to talk down to you so much and sometimes you even know more about things than they do.
e. Everyone leaves their cellphones on in class and if I use mine I can blame it on work... not that I would do that...
And to finish this post off... check out one of my fav XKCD comics... I still have these dreams. http://xkcd.com/557/
hi! i like your blog, the name of it gets me - so funny :) i felt like this when i took an elective course when i was in grad school - everyone else was undergrad and so i felt super awesome :)
ReplyDeletei really hope the xkcd comic turns out to be untrue in my case lawl. but man, the mans for doing postgrad, go hard.
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haha how awesome would that be. if you ever decide to yell this, make sure im there k.
Aww you're so cute Ginnie. Hate tripping up in front of people, especially young people (a group of which I can no longer claim membership). I mean, if you trip in front of old people, they say "oh sweetie are you ok", but young schmucks, "bwahahaha" or "pfffffft pffffft". Seriously though, I can imagine you standing in the middle of a crowd stating your true grad status. Love it! Can you text me before you do so I can come watch. xo
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